Iron Duke

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 Iron Duke — British • Tech Tree • Tier IV • Battleship.

A typical British battleship of World War I. The ship carried the same main battery guns as the battleships of the preceding class, but was armed with more powerful secondary battery guns.

 Navy: UK
 Ship: British
 Nation: United Kingdom
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: IV
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: 500 000
 XP: 24 000

 Entered Service: 1914
 Ships in Series: 4
 Predecessor: Orion
 Successors: Queen Elizabeth, King George V

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Superior HE pen: Above average HE shell penetration.

Pyromania: Above average chance for HE shells to cause a fire.

Slow: Below average maximum movement speed.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	41 200	47 100
• Armor (mm)	13 - 305	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	16	16

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	21	22.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	650	650
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	18.5	13.2

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.4	-
• Detectability by air (km)	10.7	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	11.3	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	343mm/45 Mk V	343mm/45 Mk V
• Main artillery arrangement	5x2	5x2
• Firing range (km)	13.5	14.9
• Reload time (sec)	30	30
• 180° turn time (sec)	72	72
• HE maximum damage	5000	5000
• HE fire chance (%)	40	40
• HE penetration (mm)	86	86
• AP maximum damage	9900	9900
• Sigma	1.8	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	102mm/45 QF Mk XIX	102mm/45 QF Mk XIX
• Arrangement	2x2	4x2
• Firing range (km)	4.5	4.5
• Reload time (sec)	3	3
• HE maximum damage	1500	1500
• HE fire chance (%)	6	6
• HE penetration (mm)	17	17
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm/50 BL Mk XVI	152mm/50 BL Mk XVI
• Arrangement	12x1	12x1
• Firing range (km)	4.5	4.5
• Reload time (sec)	8.6	8.6
• HE maximum damage	2200	2200
• HE fire chance (%)	12	12
• HE penetration (mm)	25	25

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	12.7mm Mk III	12.7mm Mk III
• Arrangement	4x4	4x4
• DPS	8	8
• Range (km)	1.2	1.2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Vickers 2-pdr Mk VII	40mm Vickers 2-pdr Mk VII
• Arrangement	4x4	4x4
• DPS	56	56
• Range (km)	2.5	2.5
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	102mm/45 QF Mk XIX	40mm Vickers 2-pdr Mk VII
• Arrangement	2x2	2x8
• DPS	19	40
• Range (km)	5	2.5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Iron Duke

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	41 200	13	305	16	5x2	18.5	0
Hull B	47 100	13	305	16	5x2	13.2	100 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
343mm/45 Mk V	5x2	30	72	5000	40	9900
343mm/45 Mk V	5x2	30	72	5000	40	9900

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	13.5 km	0
Targeting System Mk IV mod. 2	10 %	14.9 km	12 500

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	21 kn	0
Engine: 32 500 hp	22.5 kn	12 500

Modifications

Battleship - Iron Duke

SLOT 1

Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%

Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%

Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary battery firing range +20% Secondary battery dispersion -20%

AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%

Consumables

Battleship - Iron Duke

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and flooding recovery.

Duraton: 15s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

HP per second: +235 Duration: 29s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Reduces secondary battery dispersion and tightens shell grouping.

Secondary battery shell grouping: +100% Secondary battery dispersion: -50% Duration: 30s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 3

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Iron Duke

Pros:

• HE shells have good damage and fire chance as well as a superb 86 mm penetration that allows citadel like burst damage on cruisers and destroyers.
• AP shells are deadly at close range.
• The ship can fire all ten guns without needing to expose much of her side.
• Her main guns have better accuracy and damage than Orion’s.

Cons:

• Abysmal turret traverse.
• The AP shells may sometimes struggle to deal damage against enemy battleships at long range.
• Shell flight time is slower than most same tier battleships.
• Mediocre speed.

Performance

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